Vol. 13, Issue 5 (2024)

Author(s):
Santosh Kumar, Abhilasha A Lal and Julius Munna

Abstract:
An experiment was carried out to investigate the cultivation of Pleurotus sajor-caju on different treatments such as Wheat straw (control), Wheat straw + bajra leaves, Wheat straw + sarapat leaves, Wheat straw + gram outer coat, Wheat straw + cardboard, Wheat straw + banana leaves, Wheat straw + sawdust. The objective of this study was to evaluate the best alternative treatment that supports the growth of oyster mushroom, produces the maximum yield (g) with highest biological efficiency (%). Total of seven treatments replicated six times were taken under complete randomized design. The minimum time taken for spawn run (17.50 days), pinhead formation (20.17 days) and fruiting body formation (23.83 days) was recorded in T5 Wheat straw + banana leaves. Maximum yield (203.17 g) and biological efficiency (173.38 %) were recorded in T5 Wheat straw + banana leaves.